As if we needed more proof we lived in a golden age for horsepower and performance, GM has dished details on the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and 1LE.

Due to go on-sale later this year, the 2017 Camaro ZL1 will pump out a whopping 650 horsepower from its supercharged 6.2-litre V8 engine. Though not as powerful as the Dodge Challenger Hellcat, the optional 10-speed automatic transmission lets the ZL1 sprint from zero to 100 km/h in 3.5 seconds and complete a quarter-mile run in 11.4 seconds at about 204 km/h.

No matter how you slice it, the Camaro ZL1 is fast on the dragstrip. But it’s not just a straight-line missile; Chevrolet says the ZL1 comes to a complete stop from 100 km/h in 32 metres and GM’s Magnetic Ride Control system helps pull 1.02 lateral G in cornering. Oh, and the new ZL1 is lighter than the old one by about 100 not-so-insignificant kilograms.

2017 Chevrolet Camaro V6 1LE and SS 1LE

The Camaro 1LE models, on the other hand, promise to be just as capable. Camaro SS 1LEs run from rest-to-100 km/h in 4.2 seconds and pull as much lateral G and stop as quickly as the ZL1, while being about 104 kilograms lighter than the old SS 1LE.

The V6-powered Camaro 1LE, on the other hand, reaches 100 km/h in 5.2 seconds, comes to a complete stop from 100 km/h in 34 metres and pulls 0.97 lateral G when cornering. Not bad at all.

In the U.S., the 1LE package on V6 and V8 Camaros will retail for $4,500 and $6,500 respectively, while the 2017 Camaro ZL1 will start at $62,135. Canadian pricing and availability details have yet to be announced.